Re: Applescripting an export from Palm for FIleMaker
Re: Applescripting an export from Palm for FIleMaker
- Subject: Re: Applescripting an export from Palm for FIleMaker
- From: "Jason W. Bruce" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 11:39:36 +0000
AppleScript works very well for transferring information from
FileMaker to Palm. Essentially, you place all your Filemaker records into a
list, and then, using a repeat loop, create an address etc. in the Palm
Desktop for each FileMaker record in your list.
You can also capture the relational structure of your databases by
writing each record and its portals into a Palm memo field. Your FileMaker
data can always be captured as tab separated text, and FileMaker can return
the contents of portals as AppleScript lists. Thus, you can put your
FileMaker data (including portals) into a list of tab separated text, and
write that text to a Palm memo field.
Moving from Palm to FileMaker is also possible. You take each Palm
address individually, put its contents into a list, create a single record
in FileMaker from this list, and then go back to the next Palm address. You
can even place a button on an address to trigger this transfer. I've not
figured out how to retrieve the data from all addresses from Palm at once,
however, which would obviously be much faster. Also, the export command in
the Palm Desktop is apparently problematic.
Jason Bruce
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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 09:53:14 -0700
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From: Kentster <email@hidden>
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To: "Applescript-Users" <email@hidden>
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Subject: Applescripting an export from Palm for FIleMaker
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Any one out there know of how to write an AppleScript to automate an
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export / importing process in Palm Desktop? Export is in the list of
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AppleScript Dictionary commands for it (granted UNSUPPORTED by Palm
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anymore) but try to phrase it as I might, Palm Desktop just doesn't want
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to make "the expected type of data" or the variable is not defined.
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A more solid solution might be to use the J-Link(?) plug in. Not
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something I want to do actually.
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Is there any other way that Palm's Contact manager can be hooked up with
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a contact manager in FileMaker (would be really cool to hook up the Palm
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Calendar / Contacts with FileMaker Mobile...but since FileMaker mobile
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doesn't seem to be able to even hook up with itself I don't hold out
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hope for this...
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"Every man dies, not Everyman truly lives..."
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- BRAVEHEART (1995)
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"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are."
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- BUKAROO BANZAI across the eighth dimension (1984)
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Kent Silveira
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KS Creative Design
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"Every man dies, not Everyman truly lives..."
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- BRAVEHEART (1995)
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"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are."
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- BUKAROO BANZAI across the eighth dimension (1984)
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quotes from Kent
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